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The search for Smilin' Ed / by Kim Deitch

by Kim Deitch

An investigation into the disappearance of a children's television host leads to a surreal journey through the twentieth century. This work combines fantasy with satire and includes a scholarly essay analysing the narrative's complex fictional universe.

Accession 14093 ISBN 9781606993248 Publisher Fantagraphics Books
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